2015Nominee
Best Director
Legend
Dick Pope
Actor · Director
Bromley, Kent, England
August 3, 1947
Biography
Richard Campbell Pope (August 3, 1947 – October 21, 2024) was a British cinematographer, known for his work with director Mike Leigh. Born in Bromley, Richard Campbell Pope took an early interest in photography. He trained at the Pathé lab in London, and began his career in 1968 working as a camera operator on documentaries. He began working as a cinematographer on feature films in the 1980s. He began his collaboration with Mike Leigh in 1990's Life is Sweet, and continued to work with him for over thirty years, until Hard Truths (2024).
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2006Nominee
Best Director
The Illusionist
1984Nominee
Best Performance
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Career Highlights
2022Highlight
Best Director
The Outfit
2019Highlight
Best Director
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
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Legend
The Illusionist
Nineteen Eighty-Four